Food Chem Toxicol. 1986 Sep;24(9):913-21. Survey of lead, cadmium and fluoride in human milk and correlation of levels with environmental and food factors. Dabeka RW, Karpinski KF, McKenzie AD, Bajdik CD. "Lead, cadmium and fluoride were determined in 210 samples of human milk and the mean and median levels and ranges found were 1.04...for lead, 0.08...for cadmium, and 7.08...for fluoride" J Assoc Off Anal Chem. 1987 Jul-Aug;70(4):754-7. Lead, cadmium, and fluoride levels in market milk and infant formulas in Canada. Dabeka RW, McKenzie AD. "Lead, cadmium, and fluoride ...in powder formula concentrates... levels were 73.7, 6.78, and 1130 ng/g." [that's 70 times, 85 times, and 160 times the levels in breastmilk] North County San Diego is beginning water fluoridation and there is much discussion around here. Many studies show that breastfeeding to about 9 months prevents fluorosis (looks more like formula feeding causes it, when comparing the levels to other food sources or to water additives -- the high fluoride comes from crops watered with fluoridated water and especially fertilized with fluorine containing fertilizers -- then what do we reconstitute the formula with?) The purpose of the lead discussion is the claims that the form of fluorine used for mass-medication of water (silicofluoride) is contaminated with lead and some moms were asking if the lead went into the breastmilk. It looks as though other exposures far outweigh/mask any detectable fluoridated water source of lead. "Statistical correlation of levels with some dietary and environmental factors showed that lead levels were most strongly correlated with the age of the house ..., with maternal exposure to heavy traffic for more than 5 yr ..., and with coffee consumption ... " *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html